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Public Places - Urban Spaces
	Authors: Matthew Carmona, Tim Heath, Taner Oc, Steve Tiesdell Publisher: Architectural Press Category: Book List Price: ~~$50.95~~ Buy New: $32.69 You Save: $18.26 (36%) New (35) Used (8) from $30.00 Rating: 3 reviews Sales Rank: 434640 Media: Paperback Edition: 1 Pages: 320 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7 Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.7 ISBN: 0750636327 Dewey Decimal Number: 307.1216 EAN: 9780750636322 ASIN: 0750636327 Publication Date: February 2003 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand New, Perfect Condition, Please allow 4-14 business days for delivery. 100% Money Back Guarantee, Over 1,000,000 customers served.


Editorial Reviews: Product Description Public Places - Urban Spaces is a holistic guide to the many complex and interacting dimensions of urban design. The discussion moves systematically through ideas, theories, research and the practice of urban design from an unrivalled range of sources. It aids the reader by gradually building the concepts one upon the other towards a total view of the subject. The author team explain the catalysts of change and renewal, and explore the global and local contexts and processes within which urban design operates. The book presents six key dimensions of urban design theory and practice - the social, visual, functional, temporal, morphological and perceptual - allowing it to be dipped into for specific information, or read from cover to cover. This is a clear and accessible text that provides a comprehensive discussion of this complex subject. * Learn all you need to know about design of urban spaces from this one-stop introductory guide Gain a comprehensive overview of the topic through the authors' holistic approach Complex ideas are presented logically for ease of understanding

Public Places - Urban Spaces